NBC reporter somehow keeps it together as jubilantly drunk Spencer Pratt supporters vibe all over live broadcast

By LAUREN ACTON-TAYLOR, US NEWS REPORTER Published: 17:27, 3 June 2026 | Updated: 17:27, 3 June 2026 An NBC reporter kept her cool during a live broadcast as she spoke to drunk supporters of California mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt, before the visibly intoxicated group took over the interview.  Reporter Liz Kreutz struggled to navigate a rowdy group of lively Pratt fans explaining why they were backing the former reality TV star to become the new mayor of Los Angeles.  A supporter in a pinstripe suit and sunglasses, with a drink in hand, kicked it off by declaring that Pratt, 42, is 'speaking out against communism and socialism.' 'It is a real big problem in our cities, especially in LA, where it's turned to c***. It's not an accident,' he continued.  'They're doing it by design. Karen Bass wants to destroy our city, and it's nice to see someone like Spencer Pratt.' A fellow supporter jumped into the interview, adding: 'I can simplify it, because those buzzwords are - they melt the brains of left, you know, leaning people. 'So, let's just say it this way: He doesn't want human feces to be a part of your life. Yeah. He doesn’t want homeless children outside.' Kreutz was quick to cut him off, however, and thanked him as he spoke.  Reporter Liz Kreutz struggled to navigate a rowdy group of lively supporters explaining why they were backing the former reality TV star set on being the new mayor of Los Angeles Former reality TV star Spencer Pratt has thrown his hat into the mayoral race in LA, and surged into second place on Tuesday vowing he was ready for a November election showdown As another supporter jumped in and began lively discussing Pratt and his plan for homelessness, Kreutz was quick to cut him off and back away from the interview The supporter was quick to notice, and pointed his finger at her passionately exclaiming: 'Oh, you didn't like that. Oh! Ran away!' As Kreutz tried to calmly bring the interview to a close, the supporter continued on to say, 'We don't want... homeless people outside of the elementary schools having sex with their own hands... in front of the children,' while he made crude motions at the camera. 'We appreciate you. We have talked a lot about the homeless... thank you,' Kreutz repeated while slowly walking away from the pair.  The same supporter quickly followed Kreutz and grabbed the microphone.  'We don't appreciate you ma'am,' he said, before walking away.  'Thank you for navigating that so well,' anchor Hallie Jackson said from the studio, as Kreutz attempted to compose herself.  Another supporter jumped into the interview, looking to give a shout out to Pratt's Chief of Staff June Cutter.  '...She's incredible. MAGA. Mar-a-Lago queen... June we love you... you're gonna win this,' he said, while the supporter in the pinstripe suit celebrated in the background with a cigarette and his drink still in hand.  Anchor Hallie Jackson encouraged Kreutz from the studio, as the reporter attempted to compose herself. Another supporter jumped in shout out to Pratt's Chief of Staff June Cutter Kreutz was all smiles as she and Jackson joked about the merriment at the event  'Hallie, all I'll say is, they're taking a few shots, they're feeling good out here,' Kreutz said, still smiling about the ordeal.  Jackson added: 'The margaritas are flowing there.' Pratt, the Republican candidate who previously appeared on The Hills, surged into second place on Tuesday night in the city’s explosive mayoral race - and vowed he was ready for a November election showdown. In LA mayoral elections, all candidates appear on the same ballot, no matter their party affiliation. If one candidate wins more than 50 percent of the vote, they take the job outright. If nobody reaches that majority threshold, the top two finishers advance to a head-to-head runoff in November. Bass may have finished first on Tuesday night - but she still failed to deliver a knockout blow against Pratt, whose campaign has been fueled by his $3 million home burning down in the 2025 Palisades Fire. With roughly half the vote counted, Pratt - who in the 2000s was one of television's favorite villains - was sitting in second place and seemed in a prime position to join Bass on the November ballot, while progressive City Council member Nithya Raman trailed in third. ‘She knows it’s on,’ Pratt told reporters. ‘I hope she’s ready. I literally could not be more excited.’ With roughly half the vote counted, Pratt - who was one of television's favorite villains - was sitting in second place and seemed in a prime position to join Bass on the November ballot Pratt accused current Mayor Karen Bass of failing Los Angeles on wildfires, homelessness, public safety and basic services Your browser does not support iframes. He added that he was ‘confident’ he could win over some of Bass’s supporters, even though Democrats outnumber Republicans by about three to one in Los Angeles and the city’s political establishment is expected to rally hard behind the mayor if Pratt is confirmed as her opponent. Pratt also said he wanted another chance to face Bass on the debate stage. ‘We can do debates every Friday if she would like,’ he said. Pratt got a boost from user-created AI videos and his own team's creative ads, in which the reality veteran pledged to be a change agent who would take on the city's massive homeless problem.  He has accused Bass of failing Los Angeles on wildfires, homelessness, public safety and basic services, casting himself as the outsider who will tear through bureaucracy and shake up a city he says has been allowed to decay. His platform calls for a sweeping audit of emergency infrastructure, a streamlined chain of command for disasters and faster permitting so fire victims and small businesses can rebuild without being trapped in City Hall delays. On homelessness, Pratt is pushing what he calls a treatment-first approach, saying city money should be redirected toward mental health care, drug treatment and stabilization services. He has also vowed to back police, recruit and retain more LAPD officers, crack down on retail theft and organized crime, and hold law enforcement leadership to measurable standards.  Pratt's platform calls for a sweeping audit of emergency infrastructure, a streamlined chain of command for disasters and faster permitting so fire victims and small businesses can rebuild without being trapped in City Hall delays Bass, a former congresswoman and the first African-American woman to be Los Angeles mayor, characterized herself as a steady hand who has made progress on homelessness and lowering crime. The mayor addressed her supporters early on Tuesday night, as the returns indicated that she would advance to a runoff. 'We're going to build a city where parents and kids do not have to navigate tents, because in the nation's second-largest city, there should never be anybody that is sleeping on our streets,' she pledged.  'We are a city that can deal with this, and we have been doing this, and we are going to continue.' More broadly, she promised to do more if voters gave her another four years.  'We want to bring change to our city, and that's what we've been doing, and that's what we're going to continue to do,' Bass vowed.  Pratt entered the race on January 7, the anniversary of the devastating Palisades fire.  He pledged to 'get the golden age of Los Angeles back,' echoing President Donald Trump's promise that his second term would be a 'golden age' for America. But the registered Republican has tried to keep national politics at an arm's distance, downplaying positive comments Trump made about his run and the assertion the President made that Pratt was a 'MAGA person.'  'I'm a big nobody person,' he replied when asked about Trump's comments by LA's ABC7.  In another interview, he said his core constituency was 'mothers.'  On the ballot, no candidates are listed with their party affiliation.   Still, Pratt had a tall order in a heavily Democratic city - the last time a Republican was elected mayor was 1997.  And some of Pratt's previous statements and interviews have resurfaced amid his campaign.  On CNN last week, Jake Tapper asked him about appearing on right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones's show in 2009, where he agreed that 9/11 was '100 percent' an inside job.  Pratt chalked up the comments to being 'young and naive,' saying what he's learned since is that 'it's actually the negligence of the people in power.'  Pratt has been hitting the campaign trail over the past month, with appearances at various events from ice-cream pop-ups to barbecues 'I would have loved to have gone along with, when my house burned down and my parents' house burned down, everyone saying, "It was lasers! It was a land grab! It was just like Maui!" But it’s not,' he said. 'The reality is, people in charge fail us as taxpayers.'  Pratt also appeared to rebound after TMZ revealed he had been staying at the swanky Hotel Bel-Air, not the Airstream trailer he had used in his campaign ads.  The candidate's head of security told the Daily Mail that 'credible threats' to Pratt's life forced him to stay at the more secure facility, while Montag and the couple's two sons were staying outside of LA in Carpinteria.   Ahead of Election Day, despite polls showing Pratt in third place behind the two Democrats, the reality star predicted an outright victory.  But by late Tuesday, he was reframing his second-place positioning as unthinkable even just months ago.  The Daily Mail reached out to NBC News and Spencer Pratt for comment.  No comments have so far been submitted. Why not be the first to send us your thoughts, or debate this issue live on our message boards. 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